Water aerobics classes...

Geek, those exercises do exist in our class, where do you think I came up with them? Well, I do have to admit we don't pedal 500, we pedal 250 to 300 and actually race each other, but I figured since you are such a he-man you should be able to do 500 with no problem. Your reluctance suggests that you are afraid to be proved wrong. The women and MEN in our class do not hang onto the lane ropes or even get close to them because they don't want to be splashed, The noodles are only in the pool when we are using them and we put them on the side of the pool until the class ends. I agree that letting 'toys' float around is inappropriate and should be addressed by management, but it's not only the aerobics class lap swimmers leave their toys too. There is a HUGE sign on the lockers that hold lapswimmers kickboards, paddles and fins that says "Equipment must be returned when not in use" There is no such sign on the locker that holds the noodles. So my point, again is..... don't generalize from one water aerobic class to another... they aren't all alike! Geek, do you have any idea how cold water feels on arthritic joints? Your lack of compassion is very unbecoming. What is the big deal about hair getting wet... getting your hair wet does not necessarily indicate that you've exercised any better than someone who has. I can do an aerobic set in water aerobics without getting my hair wet and get my heart up to the same level as I can when I swim. If a person doesn't want their hair wet it's their perogative to keep it dry! And oh yeah, those belts that keep the noodlers afloat are not just for that. They take away the need to balance in the water and to allow the person to isolate movements and perform the exercise correctly, the way different weight machines isolate and target certain muscle groups. Your ignorance of what is actually happenning in the classes shows, Geek. Lainey

Geek, those exercises do exist in our class, where do you think I came up with them? Well, I do have to admit we don't pedal 500, we pedal 250 to 300 and actually race each other, but I figured since you are such a he-man you should be able to do 500 with no problem. Your reluctance suggests that you are afraid to be proved wrong. The women and MEN in our class do not hang onto the lane ropes or even get close to them because they don't want to be splashed, The noodles are only in the pool when we are using them and we put them on the side of the pool until the class ends. I agree that letting 'toys' float around is inappropriate and should be addressed by management, but it's not only the aerobics class lap swimmers leave their toys too. There is a HUGE sign on the lockers that hold lapswimmers kickboards, paddles and fins that says "Equipment must be returned when not in use" There is no such sign on the locker that holds the noodles. So my point, again is..... don't generalize from one water aerobic class to another... they aren't all alike! Geek, do you have any idea how cold water feels on arthritic joints? Your lack of compassion is very unbecoming. What is the big deal about hair getting wet... getting your hair wet does not necessarily indicate that you've exercised any better than someone who has. I can do an aerobic set in water aerobics without getting my hair wet and get my heart up to the same level as I can when I swim. If a person doesn't want their hair wet it's their perogative to keep it dry! And oh yeah, those belts that keep the noodlers afloat are not just for that. They take away the need to balance in the water and to allow the person to isolate movements and perform the exercise correctly, the way different weight machines isolate and target certain muscle groups. Your ignorance of what is actually happenning in the classes shows, Geek. Lainey